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And I reject the idea that making the larger vendors pay an annual fee curbs scammers in a substantial way. First off, the large scale scammers like Potts are relatively rare, its hard to maintain an on-going scam in a community like an internet forum. Second, for the ones who manage to do so, like Potts did for a while (even though I said all along the guy was a prick), the money they bring in is virtually all profit. Some minor fee they paid out initially is insignificant. And using your own logic, that fee would actually help the scammer earn some amount of trustworthiness simply for having paid it.

And the smaller scammers, the majority, will scam one, two, maybe 3 people, then move on to a new forum to start over. These people will be unimpeded by the annual fee completely.

A purchased vendor account is simply a money-making device for a site owner, nothing more.

 
And I reject the idea that making the larger vendors pay an annual fee curbs scammers in a substantial way. First off, the large scale scammers like Potts are relatively rare, its hard to maintain an on-going scam in a community like an internet forum. Second, for the ones who manage to do so, like Potts did for a while (even though I said all along the guy was a prick), the money they bring in is virtually all profit. Some minor fee they paid out initially is insignificant. And using your own logic, that fee would actually help the scammer earn some amount of trustworthiness simply for having paid it.
And the smaller scammers, the majority, will scam one, two, maybe 3 people, then move on to a new forum to start over. These people will be unimpeded by the annual fee completely.

A purchased vendor account is simply a money-making device for a site owner, nothing more.
THANK YOU...I was reading this crap about a vendor fee stopping the scammers and I'm like wtf? Why would a $20/$30/$50 fee stop someone if they know they could get a scam going where they get hundreds of dollars? I mean, Mark Potts was charging hundreds of dollars for those boxes, and he scammed how many people? That guy probably walked off with a couple grand, you really think a $50 vendor fee was going to stop him? lulz were fucking had

 
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Matt I hope you're in SS3-4. Just don't switch classes like you did last year cause there was a blue Metro with one 18 in SSNW beating you by ~6 db and then pull out the "Mine plays music" card like everyone, including yourself, seems to do. Science is everything but why is common sense and elbow grease louder?

I will come right out and say this also. There are a lot more people than DOA who don't care for you that do go to shows and compete (I have to hear about it all the time it seems). I'm sure it's the same with me but life will go on and keep doing what you like doing.

 
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